Memorial scheduled to honor Ellicott City train derailment victims

A memorial run is scheduled for Aug. 17 in Ellicott City to raise money for emergency rescue services and scholarship funds in honor of two teens who died in a train derailment last year.

The "2 Miles for 2 Hearts" run marks the one-year anniversary of the deaths of Elizabeth Nass and Rose Mayr, both 19. The women, longtime friends home from college on summer break, were sitting on a railroad bridge about 20 feet above Main Street when a CSX coal train detailed.

Registration for the run is $25 by Wednesday, $30 online Aug. 1-15 and $35 at packet pick-up or on the race day.

Proceeds benefit the Elizabeth Nass Scholarship Fund, the Rose Mayr Nursing Scholarship Fund and the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at 3700 Courthouse Drive in Ellicott City.